The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1990) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

At an opulent gourmet restaurant, a woman carries on an affair with deadly consequences.

Scores

Overall Score

67.5

Popularity Percentile (Year)

74.8%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

48.8%

Review Aggregate

83.9

Critic Consensus

83.3% Fresh • 36 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 36 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, thought-provoking, macabre. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Richard Bohringer	1990	$111,000	$266,000	(est)
Michael Gambon	1990	$68,000	$164,000	(est)
Helen Mirren	1990	$51,000	$123,000	(est)
Alan Howard	1990	$42,000	$101,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0

RT critic review count51

Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0

RT audience rating count10,000

IMDb rating7.5

IMDb votes44,030

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1990	$7,724,701	$18,540,464
International	1990	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1990	$7,728,023	$18,548,438

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1990	$3,862,350	$9,270,232
Digital Rentals ?	1990	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1990	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1990	$22,950,000	$55,083,512
Physical Purchases ?	1990	$12,441,000	$29,860,304
TV & Streaming Revenue	1990	$1,853,928	$4,449,711
Total Revenues	1990	$41,107,279	$98,663,759
Expenses
Budget ?	1990	$2,160,000 (est)	$5,184,331 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1990	$2,597,000 (est)	$6,233,197 (est)
Participations	1990	$3,289,000	$7,894,103
Residuals ?	1990	$2,699,000	$6,478,013
Interest & Overhead	1990	$432,000	$1,036,866
Total Expenses	1990	$11,177,000	$26,826,510
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1990	$29,930,279	$71,837,249

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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover